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What’s killing the bats?
Boston Globe - www.boston.com
15 Nov 2009
S Chase
. . . The latest research examines a strange new twist. European scientists have begun tracking a fungus similar in appearance to Geomyces destructans that has affected bats (different species than their American cousins) for at least two decades -- but with no attributable deaths.
The unnamed fungus had been observed in seven countries, including Germany and Switzerland, as far back as the 1980s but piqued interest after America’s devastating bat losses; genetic tests are underway to determine if the fungi are the same.
A match could intensify speculation that European cavers inadvertently carried the fungus to New York bat caves on their gear.
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Turtles Are Casualties of Warming in Costa RicaNew York Times - www.nytimes.com
13 Nov 2009
E Rosenthal
Photo credit: Ruth Fremson/New York Times
. . . But climate change may deal the fatal blow to an animal that has dwelled in the Pacific for 150 million years.
Sea turtles are sensitive to numerous effects of warming. They feed on reefs, which are dying in hotter, more acidic seas. They lay eggs on beaches that are being inundated by rising seas and more violent storm surges.
More uniquely, their gender is determined not by genes but by the egg’s temperature during development. Small rises in beach temperatures can result in all-female populations, obviously problematic for survival.
Outbreak of squirrel pox virus in Blundellsands
Crosby Herald - www.crosbyherald.co.uk
12 Nov 2009
K Carr
Area: Blundellsands, England - Map It
The first case of squirrel pox has been confirmed in Blundellsands.
Lancashire Wildlife Trust is urging residents to report any sightings of squirrels, in a bid to stop the virus spreading further.
The Blundellsands population of red squirrels is at risk because of the presence of grey squirrels in the Crosby area. Squirrel pox is a threat to all red squirrels, particularly if they come into contact with grey squirrels, the carriers of the virus.
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First report of a North American invasive mosquito species Ochlerotatus atropalpus (Coquillett) in the Netherlands, 2009
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Visual pathology in animal prion diseases
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X Ye
Phylogenetic analysis of Newcastle disease viruses isolated from waterfowl in the Upper Midwest Region of the United States
Virol J. 2009 Nov 5;6(1):191. [Epub ahead of print]
N Jindal et al.
Characterization of the Influenza A H5N1 Viruses of the 2008-09 Outbreaks in India Reveals a Third Introduction and Possible Endemicity
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